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Bourne to Hit Vudu, DVD, HD DVD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 14, 2007
Universal Pictures and Vudu made high-definition history with The Bourne Ultimatum on December 11. The Matt Damon vehicle is the first major movie to be released at the same moment online, on DVD, and on HD DVD. The online version will be in high-def, placing it in direct competition with the HD DVD.
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Music Reviews
CD Review: The Hives
Rob O'Connor  |  Dec 13, 2007
The Black and White Album A&M/Octone
Music •••• Sound ••••

Hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams collaborates on a danceflo

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Audio Video News
Warner Won't Do High-Def Hybrid Disc
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 13, 2007
Hopes for a disc that would play in either HD DVD or Blu-ray players died a few weeks ago when Warner suspended plans to market what it had called a Total HD disc.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
DVD Review: The Jazz Singer
Mel Neuhaus  |  Dec 12, 2007

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Tom Norton  |  Dec 12, 2007

Once upon a time witches were acutely schizophrenic old hags who lived alone in the woods, fiddled around with poisoned apples and magic mirrors, and spooked lost little girls from Kansas. Wizards wore pointed hats, looked like a mouse, conjured up armies of brooms, and had major plumbing problems.

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Audio Video News
Is 3-Layer HD DVD Backward Compatible?
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 12, 2007
Here's the good news: The DVD Forum has approved a new triple-layer HD DVD with capacity of 51 gigabytes. Now here's the bad news: It remains uncertain whether the new disc will play on existing HD DVD hardware.
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Audio Video News
The Ultimate Picks: UltimateAVmag.com's 2007 Product of the Year Awards
 |  Dec 11, 2007  |  First Published: Dec 12, 2007

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/UAV_POTY_250.jpg" WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=281 HSPACE=6 VSPACE=4 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Drum roll, please! This is more than an award feature, and more than a list of components. We get to experience the best components in the most controlled settings, in our own reference systems. And yes, we love our job! These are the top components in each product category we've reviewed this year. We're exprienced and we're hard to please, and this is a tough list to crack. The components that made the cut here are truly the best of the best.

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Audio Video News
Hats Off to Led Zeppelin
SV Staff  |  Dec 11, 2007
Yes, from all accounts, they pulled it off last night. Exhibit A: Just look at those photos! Exhibit B: Ben Ratliff's review in The New York Times and David Fricke's review at Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily. Exhibit C: The set list: ...
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Audio Video News
No TV? We'll Read a Magazine
Mark Fleischmann  |  Dec 11, 2007
Not all owners of analog television sets are planning to make the transition to digital broadcasting, according to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association. Twenty-two of them plan to just let their TVs go dark and find something else to do.
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Audio Video News
Blu-ray Hits $299
 |  Dec 10, 2007

The standalone Blu-ray Disc player has hit a significant milestone- Samsung's BD-P1400 is now available at $299 or less at several major retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, and Circuit City. This makes for some fascinating comparisons with the other lower priced next-gen HD players out there. Let's take a look what your $300 or less will buy you.

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